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Dont think is right. >> so you would not support any attempt to move jeff sessions to dhs? >> its up to jeff sessions and the president, but if hes being moved because of his correct decision to recuse himself, i think thats a mistake. i do think that general kelly will do a good job as the white house chief of staff. i think he will bring some order and discipline to the west wing. >> all right, senator susan collins, a republican from maine joining us from bangor. i want to prove to my friends...

The risk of serious side effects. for a limited time, you can qualify for two treatments at no cost. stand up to chronic migraine. talk to a headache specialist today. welcome back. simple question, has donald trump been a successful president? is he on his way to being one? journalists generally agree mr. trumps six months have been the most chaotic in recent memory. does that matter to the voters? at this six-month point in the trump presidency, we thought wed reach out to a series of journa...

Wed reach out to a series of journalists, commentators and everyday voters. we went to kenosha, wisconsin, to talk to voters there and asked all of them if they think mr. trump has been successful so far. heres a sample of the responses we got. >> the essence of leadership is to set the tone for the country and how its governed. >> a president is successful when he or she some day has a vision. >> if president trump builds a wall and doesnt get us involved in any more pointless middle east wars ...

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Successful president? >> does it matter to the voters? >> active six month point, we thought we reach out to a series of commentators and everyday voters. we saw all of them if they think mr. trump had been successful so far? >> here is the response of the guys. >> a president is successful when he or she has a vision. if president trump builds a wall and does not get us involved in any more point less middle east wars, he will go out as the greatest in my lifetime. >> the successful is of the a...

>> all right, senator susan collins, a republican from maine joining us from bangor. i want to prove to my friends in maine that i do know how to pronounce the citys name correctly. senator, thanks for coming on. thank you for sharing your views. >> thank you. we appreciate that. when we come back, those dramatic last moments when the republican health care rewrite efforts went down to defeat at the hands of senator john mccain. and later, what we found out when we asked journalists, comment...

Circumstance, no doubt about it. >> be glad to yield in that circumstance. he called the president a strong leader there. a number of republicans openly, and conservative commentators described the president as weak, trying to fire his own words back to him. is this a week where conservatives say enough, mr. president, or is it just them e reacting and theb it will pass? >> this conservative set in washington more aligned with jeff sessions than they are with donald trump, particularly on this i...

Go a different direction, wants a little more discipline, a little more structure in there. you know that he enjoys working with generals. >> if we can have protocol, pecking order, order, discipline, and a chief of staff that empowers the staff to succeed, i know that general kelly has done that on the battlefield. i know hes done that as a chief military aide to former cabinet secretaries. i know hes done it as a cabinet secretary. so we have great faith that will be done. >> all right. lets d...

Is that a bit rough? the guy works for him and hes discussing his displeasure. >> i dont think we have ever seen the president publicly attacking the attorney general. attacking your attorney general, and not even over policy but over a decision that was made to recuse yourself to make sure an investigation is an open and ethical decision. i think thats what the media was responding to. then seeing the republicans on the hill come to a concerted defense of him. howie: many conservative pundits a...

Are some protump -- other previously staunch trump boosting commentators are showing a willingness to change their tune. for example, rush limbaugh calling out the president for tweet shaming sessions, calling sessions a stand up guy. >> its also a little bit discomforting for trump to go after such a loyal supporter this way, especially since sessions made it obvious hes not going to resign. >> just hours after the senate failed to repeal obamacare, conservative media outlets like drudge and fo...